Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-10
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g. Z. church were allowed $44 fol
feeding the guests of the Council OH
the day of the dwelling.
The matter of streets, pavcments,
and such matters caused good deal
of discussion. II was decided 10 make
a sewer on l7lh street, from Virginia
to Main, the first work that was done.
| Under the ordinance Of last year a
pavement was to be put down on
7th street from Campbell 81. TO Mr..
Bells gate. Many of the property
owners have not done this and Mr..
Thompson said that he wanted the
work done al once or the ordinance
repealed. Some had obeyed II aud
all must do so, or be forced to. AT
ter good deal of discussion it was
finally decided to lay the matter over
till the next meeting.
An ordinance was passed ordering
curbing put down on the north side
of w. 7th street from the bridge TO
Jesup Avenue.
The question of violations Of the
fire ordinance then came up. A great
many structures are standing in the
fire limits in open violation of the or
dinance prohibiting the building Of
anything but brick houses. Mr..
Startling wanted the law enforced or
repealed. 1t was disgrace to have
eyesores on the principal streets, in
the shape of rattle-trap tents and
boarded shanties.' Mr.. Trice wanted
all violations of the ordinance abated
at once. Mr.. Campbell thought this
would be Too hard on the restaurant
ers ana others operating under city
license by the year.
Mr.. Brown suggested that the chief
Of Police be instructed to permit the
erection of no more and to tear down
all tents and shanties now standing
within the fire limits on the first of
January. This was put into the form
Of motion and all voted for it ex-
cepting Mr.. Brown, who voted no.
The election of a policeman was
then taken up and the names Of the
following IA persons were given in
by the various members as applicants
for the vacancy: G. G. Baber, NJ.
w. Davis, l.. II. Davis, Jas. Western,
II. w. Twyman, It. 4. McCamy, e.
Sands, VIM. Boales, J. L. Cliburne,
II. L. Wiley, J. ]. Hern, NJ. L. Chris
tian, CHS. Biggerstaff and Ship |
Witty. A good deal of talk followed.
Some of the Board wanted to stave
off the election another month and a
vote was taken, TO decide whether to
elect or not. Four voted aye and it
was decided to elect. A dead calm
then fell over the meeting. Some of
the Councilmen stepped out the back
door In couples to consult and came
back and looked Ill at ease. The re-
porters were too obtuse TO see what
was the matters and finally Mr.. Camp
bell suggested an executive session
and the newspaper men were fired.
After going into secret conclavc the
list Of applicants was handed to the
Chief to pick out those whom he
thought he could get along with on
the force. One by one the victims
were selected to be scratched off and
when the paper was returned only
about one-third remained. A vote
was then taken and the Republic
cans voted solidly for Chris. Bigger
staff, who was removed last winter,
and the 3 Democrats scattered, two
of them voting for l.. II. Davis.
Chris. Blggerstatf who was selected
was on the force for several years,
but last December there was so much
about his mixing up in pol
itics and electloneering in Getty
election that the retiring council, five
Of which had been defeated,
passed an ordinance removing not
only Chris. Biggerstaff, but all of the
force at the end of the year. The
new council was thus given the re-
sponsibility Of electing the police.
Two of the old force, Felix Bigger
staff and VIM. Wadlington, were re-
elected and Chris. Biggerstaff and
Shipp Witty retired. VIM. Ennis
was put on and the other place filled
by the street inspector during the
winter. Ennis resigned June LIST and
II is understood that the reason was
TO get along with the Chief.
The action of the majority of the
Council re-instates the man removed,
who is brother 10 the Chief. This
step still leaves the prohibition peo-
pie without q special representative
on the force, but it puts on man
who knows every man in town and
who can, if he will, catch every vio-
lator Of the law. In this respect he
may be better equipped for the work
than Il stranger would be. He can
perhaps use his knowledge of the
and haunts of suspected
parties to bag enough game in short
while to make the city treasury fat
with fines. The does this and per-
forms his duties faithfully and fear
Iessly, he can come nearer enforcing
the law than any other man who
could have been chosen.